This looks helpful to people living with cancer - whether it's you or someone you care about.

Alt Text for the images: List of 12 support groups offered by Cancer Pathways, with descriptions for each. The info can be found at the link provided. Please forgive me for not typing it all here.

An additional idea to check into: property transfer with Life Estate.

(I’m also not an attorney. This is not legal advice.)

Another great AARP #tip to help with medical costs: Always ask these questions before taking new meds or any tests, surgeries or procedures!

• Why do I need this?

• What happens if I don’t do it?

• Are there side effects?

• Are there lower #cost options?

@q4eollo.fyi, are you aware of this?

(Yes, I know that AUS and NZ are not the same. :-) But still, much closer to you than to me.)

...to talk with your closest people about your decisions..

(Did you know that you can revise your form whenever you want?)

If you're not in Oregon, I can help you work through how to express your desires and values in a Five Wishes format.

Note: The Five Wishes document is not valid in Oregon.

If you're an Oregon resident, I can help you with the Oregon Advance Directive for Health Care, either in person or via Zoom.

We'll examine how this form can make things much easier for you and your loved ones. We can also look at possible scenarios based on your current health. And explore how...

Graphic with two columns. At the top, across both columns: "Taxes & Death," a play on the phrase, "Nothing is sure in life but death and taxes." Left column, under "Taxes": "U.S. federal and Oregon tax filing deadlines, Wednesday, April 15. Right column, under "Death": "National Healthcare Decisions Day, Thursday, April 16." Along bottom: photo-illustration of Raven [©2024] with "Raven’s Call: Aging, Serious Illness, and End-of-Life Guide, Oregon" and "©2026 Raven's Call."

Are you ready for April's big deadlines?

National Healthcare Decisions Day was created to remind you to think about what kind of medical care you would want (and what you don't want) and write it down so doctors will know how to help you.

Questions? Want help?
ravens-call.mailerpage.io/contact

Palliative Care through the eyes of a spiritual care provider in a small PC practice in Northern California.

Sure wish we had a similar practice on the south coast of Oregon.

It's one thing to write letters to those who've impacted your life. It's another to read each person's letter to them, out loud.

Kris Saim, who has Stage IV cancer, started a podcast to do just that. He's read 40 out of 75 letters.

www.kshb.com/news/local-n...

Via @the-amateurs-guide.bsky.social

"Under List's proposal, the legal provision would also require a speech pathologist to confirm the complete and irreversible loss of swallowing, and a palliative care specialist to confirm comfort care is the only remaining pathway."

Good guardrails for this proposed legislation.

I apologize for posting this on an awful day. I set it up for autopost a few days ago and didn't stop today to think about pausing it. I apologize if it made your day more difficult.
~M

...to talk with your closest people about your decisions..

(Did you know that you can revise your form whenever you want?)

If you're not in Oregon, I can help you work through how to express your desires and values in a Five Wishes format.

Note: The Five Wishes document is not valid in Oregon.

If you're an Oregon resident, I can help you with the Oregon Advance Directive for Health Care, either in person or via Zoom.

We'll examine how this form can make things much easier for you and your loved ones. We can also look at possible scenarios based on your current health. And explore how...

Graphic with two columns. At the top, across both columns: "Taxes & Death," a play on the phrase, "Nothing is sure in life but death and taxes." Left column, under "Taxes": "U.S. federal and Oregon tax filing deadlines, Wednesday, April 15. Right column, under "Death": "National Healthcare Decisions Day, Thursday, April 16." Along bottom: photo-illustration of Raven [©2024] with "Raven’s Call: Aging, Serious Illness, and End-of-Life Guide, Oregon" and "©2026 Raven's Call."

Are you ready for April's big deadlines?

National Healthcare Decisions Day was created to remind you to think about what kind of medical care you would want (and what you don't want) and write it down so doctors will know how to help you.

Questions? Want help?
ravens-call.mailerpage.io/contact

This looks like a very useful resource. Thanks, Laura. I'll pass it along to my clients as appropriate.

"My Wind Phone | Let the Wind Take Your Words." 💙 Wind Phone are places where people speak to loved ones they miss. Born from love, carried by grief, shared with the world.

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April 10, 5:30 - 8:00 pm
OSU Field Station, 444 Jackson St.
Virtual meeting options are available. See the above image or the bottom of its Alt Text - or DM me your email address.

If you're interested in visiting Wind Phones or learning more about them: MyWindPhone.com

Port Orford Main Street Presents... Wind Phone Community Listening Session! A new public art attraction and quiet place to speak to those lost is coming to Port Orford. We need your voice to help shape it! What is a Wind Phone? A Wind Phone is an unconnected telephone where you can speak to someone you've lost. The idea began in Japan after the 2011 tsunami. Today there are nearly 570 Wind Phones worldwide, but the nearest to Port Orford is 165 miles away. We are excited to bring one here! Friday, April 10, 5:30 – 8:pm. OSU Field Station, 444 Jackson St. Agenda: • Where Should It Live? • What Should It Look Like? • What Should It Feel Like? Help shape a space that honors grief and welcomes all who come here! Questions? Contact Kim Foster for virtual meeting options: kimfosterphoto@gmail.com

Oregon's South Coast will have a Wind Phone soon!

Port Orford Main Street is working on a project to create a Wind Phone here. Community members are invited to a Listening Session to help decide on the location, look, and feel of the installation.

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Text: Apply for the 2026 Maude's Awards. Apply by May 19 at MaudesAwards.org. Photo: smiling senior couple, hugging.

Applications are now open for the 2026 Maude's Awards! We're rewarding innovation in Alzheimer's & dementia care. Learn more and apply at: maudesawards.org

#AlzheimersCare #DementiaCare #MaudesAwards

I'm chuckling. There was a time in my life, when things were particularly stressful, that I would allow myself chocolate as a reward for having eaten a healthy meal.

Yes, chocolate is crucial! At least to some of us.

BEAUTIFUL DREAMER | Omeleto A mother bends time. BEAUTIFUL DREAMER. Courtesy of David Gaddie at https://beautifuldreamerfilm.com.

Which would you choose?

More time alive? Or more time with loved ones?

We never really know how things will turn out, but medical professionals can give you an idea of how a disease will likely progress.

This film explores pros and cons of one person's choice:

“Retirement Plan” (2026 Oscar Nominee) | The New Yorker In John Kelly’s animated short film, nothing’s off limits when it comes to thinking about the future—particularly when there’s so much left to do.

Food for thought.

What are your plans for retirement?

“Retirement Plan.” A short Academy Award-nominated film.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mqa...

#Aging

An alliance rather than a collective. A valuable organization for finding an end-of-life practitioner and for finding out how we can help you: @nedalliance.bsky.social

42% of women are leaving the workforce over lack of caregiver support In a tight employment market, employers that offer less flexibility risk losing working caregivers, according to a Catalyst report.

#Fact: Roughly 500,000 U.S. #women exited the workforce in 2025.

42% of those who voluntarily left cited their #caregiving responsibilities as the main reason.

Employers are restricting flexible #work options & cutting back on hiring.

Women are paying the price.

www.hr-brew.com/stories/2026...

THE WEIGHT OF HOME | Omeleto Drama A man cares for his mother.

Kudos to Jessica Rookeward and Tamiah Bantum for the short film "The Weight of Home," about a family #caregiver and a family member living abroad as their mother's health worsens.

Note: The film description contains many spoilers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Po...

CW: #AnticipatoryGrief
#TissueAlert

Thanks, Denise!

Great quote. I wish they’d let you elaborate on it.

This looks interesting and useful, Denise. Any chance you have a gift link?

Regardless, thank you for speaking up!

NEDA logo: a simple graphic of butterfly in rainbow colors.

Just attended another wonderful @nedalliance.bsky.social online social for End-of-Life education and support practitioners around the world to gather and get to know each other.

Connecting with others doing the same and similar work in their communities strengthens the work of each of us.

When feeling good doesn’t feel good

Isn’t it great to feel good, even when you’re living with a serious illness like cancer, heart failure, or COPD?

Take that opportunity to meet with your palliative care team!

Here’s why:

www.youtube.com/shorts/AWGh8... (1:30 short)

HT bsky.app/profile/did:...

“If #chemotherapy is a prescribed burn [to clear flammable vegetation in thick forests], I can welcome it in,” I continued. “Not fighting[;] welcoming. This good fire might, of course, cause collateral damage. But it can also alter my ecosystem, allowing my body to regenerate, to heal.”

#cancer

Why do adults treat aging parents like kids? An expert digs into the all-too-common problem of age discrimination in families.

Do you do this to your parent?

When adults treat their aging parents like children, it causes "older adults to question their own capabilities and strengths and lower their self-esteem."

Via Denise Brown, bsky.app/profile/care...

www.futurity.org/ageism-in-fa...